Chapter 184 (1/2)

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“Thank you, G.o.dmother!” Yu Xiaocao didn’t act courteous . A hundred-year-old ginseng wasn’t considered rare to her since she already had a five-hundred-old ginseng at home . But she would remember her G.o.dmother’s kindness within her heart . If she had anything good in the future, she would definitely share it with her G.o.dmother!

Xia Furong felt even more displeased within her heart . It wasn’t that easy to obtain a hundred-year-old ginseng . They had just met this wretch from a rural village, but she had actually cajoled her aunt!

As they spoke, they had already arrived at Xiaocao’s family’s watermelon fields . Yu Hai was currently loading two carts with watermelons . He had to take these two carts of watermelons to town later . There wasn’t anyone else in the Yu Family who was available to drive the cart, so he had to ask his older male cousin, Yu Xi, to come help out .

“Father, Oldest Paternal Uncle!” Xiaocao had jumped off the carriage as it came to a complete stop . Seeing this, Lady Fang repeatedly urged her to slow down .

Yu Hai saw his daughter getting off of an unfamiliar horse carriage . Behind her was a woman in her thirties, who was dressed in rich silk brocades . He had some doubts in his heart, but he couldn’t stare at her for a closer look . So he just asked his daughter, “Cao’er, didn’t we agree that I will take you back when I deliver the watermelons? Why did you come back by yourself?”

Yu Xiaocao hastily introduced the ident.i.ty of her G.o.dmother, and the two politely exchanged a few words . Yu Hai noticed that Lady Fang’s love for his daughter could be heard in her words, so he felt slightly rea.s.sured .

Yu Xiaocao picked a big watermelon and asked Linglong to help take it onto the carriage . The two watermelons that they picked out at the shop were unwittingly sold by Eldest Maternal Aunt when they went to eat at Zhenxiu Restaurant . Her G.o.dmother really liked the plate of watermelon gifted by Zhenxiu Restaurant . She couldn’t promise anything else, but she could guarantee that they would have more than enough watermelons to eat!

Lady Fang, who had seen the sales of the Yu Family’s watermelon shop, also didn’t act courteous with her G.o.ddaughter . Of course, she should kindly accept her daughter’s show of filial respect . Moreover, this watermelon tasted much more tasty and refres.h.i.+ng than the watermelons that she had eaten before . She didn’t know whether it was her own illusion, but she felt as if all her fatigue from her long journey for these past few days had all gone away after eating the watermelon!

This low-key yet slightly luxurious horse carriage attracted many of the villagers’ curious looks as it traveled through Dongshan Village .

The Zhao Family lived close to halfway up the mountain, so the horse carriage couldn’t continue going up . Xiaocao told the coachman to stop the carriage in front of her house, and then she helped her G.o.dmother down the carriage .

“Oh! Xiaocao, you’re back from town? Who’s this n.o.ble madam?” Next to the seafood collection stall, there were several women, who had just sold their collection of cleaned sandworms . They greeted Xiaocao warmly . The little la.s.s Xiaocao was doing extremely well now . To have an official as her G.o.dfather, she must have acc.u.mulated a lot of good fortune in her previous life!

“h.e.l.lo, Aunties! Your spoonworms are really clean ah!” Xiaocao knew that the matrons were just curious, so she greeted them with a smile .

One of the matrons, who was very thin, grinned and said, “Of course! If they’re not cleaned thoroughly, who would have the nerve to come sell them? Your family gives a fair price, unlike w.a.n.g Dazhi of Daw.a.n.g Village, who’s very black-hearted . His price is five copper coins lower per catty compared to your family’s!”

Xia Furong covered her nose with her handkerchief and curiously got closer to see what they were selling . However, her face turned ghastly pale from the fright of seeing the soft spoonworms lying inside the basket . She screamed and hastily retreated, nearly tripping over a stone on the ground .

Another chubby woman looked at her attire and laughed, “She is a young miss from town after all . It’s inevitable that she would be scared when seeing spoonworms for the first time . ”

Seeing Xia Furong’s change of expression, Yu Xiaocao was afraid that she would get angry and throw a tantrum . So she hastily said, “Aunties, you guys continue with your work . My G.o.dmother and older cousin are tired from traveling such a long distance . I’ll take them inside to rest first . ”

The women all watched as Lady Fang entered the Yu Family’s gates while being supported by her two personal maidservants . They expressed their envy in succession:

“So it’s Xiaocao’s G.o.dmother ah! The wife of an official! Look at that aura she gave off… tsk tsk!”

“Look at her maidservants . They’re dressed like young ladies from n.o.ble families . The silver hairpins on their heads probably cost at least several taels!”

“I heard that Xiaocao’s G.o.dmother came from the capital . Do you think that the la.s.s Xiaocao will benefit by her G.o.dparents and become a n.o.ble young miss in the capital?”

“Of course ah! I heard that Xiaocao’s G.o.dfather didn’t have any children and he pampers her like his real daughter . When her G.o.dfather completes his a.s.signment and returns to the capital, he will probably take Xiaocao back with him! Xiaocao will be the daughter of an official in the future!”

“This child is really blessed…”

Yu Hang quietly listened to the aunties’ discussion, while he helped the coachman unload the carriage . He took the horse to the newly built stable and fed it with fodder . Xiaocao had rinsed all the fodder that the Yu Family fed to their livestock with mystic-stone water, so the Fang Family’s horse enjoyed it even more .